Brilliant Academic Writing

Write Brilliantly at university - whatever your course! An accessible, attractive guide to the most important academic writing skills a student needs to wite successfully for any purpose on any course, whether it be essays, assignments, reports, reflective writing, exam questions, research reports, literature reviews - any type of academic writing, on any course. This book will give the reader a sound grounding on what the whole business of academic writing is about, and will provide instantaneous, easily accessible answers to specific questions on all of the most important areas of academic writing.

Elegant data and ideas deserve elegant expression, argues Helen Sword in this lively guide to academic writing. For scholars frustrated with disciplinary conventions, and for specialists who want to write for a larger audience but are unsure where to begin, here are imaginative, practical, witty pointers that show how to make articles and books a pleasure to read—and to write. Dispelling the myth that you cannot get published without writing wordy, impersonal prose, Sword shows how much journal editors and readers welcome work that avoids excessive jargon and abstraction. Sword’s analysis of more than a thousand peer-reviewed articles across a wide range of fields documents a startling gap between how academics typically describe good writing and the turgid prose they regularly produce. Stylish Academic Writing showcases a range of scholars from the sciences, humanities, and social sciences who write with vividness and panache. Individual chapters take up specific elements of style, such as titles and headings, chapter openings, and structure, and close with examples of transferable techniques that any writer can master.

Ursula Hackett's tried-and-tested approach for essay success helps students to create brilliant, original, high-scoring essays that are enjoyable to write – and read. With dozens of hands-on exercises and clear examples, Brilliant Essays begins with students' everyday experience of using language, arguing a case, reading, thinking, and communicating with other people. Chapters help students to examine – and dispel – assumptions, build and control their arguments and use evidence effectively, in written assignments and timed exams. The final chapter provides clear, no-nonsense answers to frequently asked questions raised by Ursula's students at Royal Holloway, University of London and the University of Oxford and via her YouTube channel and website. Whichever subject your students study, Brilliant Essays will take them beyond the basics and give them the tools to reach their academic potential.

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"This book is one I wish I had bought at the start of my Psychology degree." – Five-star review Essay writing is a key part of the Psychology degree and knowing how to write effective and compelling academic essays is key to success. Whether it′s understanding how to implement feedback you receive on essays, how to stop procrastinating or what makes an effective introduction, this book covers it all. Drawing on insights derived from teaching thousands of students over a 25-year period How to Write Brilliant Psychology Essays provides the keys that will unlock your writing potential. Ace your Assignment provide practical tips to help succeed Exercises help try the theory out in practice Take away points highlight the key learnings from each chapter Online resources provide even more help and guidance.

Written communication is a type of skill, albeit an important one. Writing is more than a good command of grammar and punctuation, or fluent speaking. Writing is a much more complex task requiring training and practice of many techniques, such as organizing ideas logically, constructing sentences and paragraphs coherently, presenting with appropriate tone in a stylish manner, and executing with ethics and professionalism. Written communication reveals our intelligence of thinking, ability of using words, level of education, and so forth. Good writers are normally creative people with brilliant ideas, a trait that can make capable writers excel in their career development. Regardless of our jobs, we need to write almost everyday. Academic writing is also referred to as scholarly writing. It is the writing produced as part of academic works; it can be an article, a book, a report, a thesis, or the like. Academic works are primarily produced by graduate students and researchers, and they are shared with other students and professionals in their fields. We write at work everyday because writing is a great extension of our voices that conveys our thoughts to many people in the world. Some of them may never contact or meet us. Engineering academic writing is one type of technical writing produced by authors in engineering fields. The approach to writing in this book is presented in the order of time following typical writing sequence. Successful writing starts with a good preparation and outline, continues with drafting and editing, and ends with formatting and proofreading. Admittedly, they often relate to each other and overlap without a clear boundary. One step upstream may affect subsequent steps. For example, when you are working on outline, you may decide to expand your readers and scope of the work. It is difficult to quantify the time required for each step, but in general, more time is needed for a writing task with a greater complexity. By the way, dividing the writing process into different steps may be important to collaborative writing for multiple authors. However, collaborative writing is out of the scope of this book. The book is aimed at non-native English writers such as international students, researchers and staff who are studying and working in English speaking countries. They include many examples for contrast and comparison, a long list of challenging words, and necessary emphasis on cultural difference for dealing with these concerns. Furthermore, an in-depth introduction of copyright and plagiarism at the beginning helps a writer avoid unnecessary challenges from their readers or owners of copyrights. There are many books in technical writing; some are free online, and others are priced for sales. However, there are not many books dedicated to non-native speakers of English. Most international students in English speaking countries are capable of reading and understanding other authors' writing. As an engineering faculty member, however, I have seen many students who need systematic training in writing for their course projects, conference paper, journal articles, and theses. Following the guidelines in this book, the writers will write with clarity and conciseness. The readers of this book are not limited to non-native English speakers either. All postsecondary and graduate students may find that this book balances between writing theory and simplicity. Students and researchers in engineering schools as well as professionals working in engineering industries may find valuable writing techniques in this book. It is deemed useful to new or experienced writers; they should be able to further convey complex technical information in a simple way. Motivated students can use the book as self-study materials to improve their writing skills. The book can be also used as teaching materials for both undergraduate and graduate students in engineering discipline, especially for non-native speakers of English.

Packed with top tips on grammar, structure and style, this handy guide provides succinct and practical guidance on students' most common writing concerns. Each tip is accompanied by authentic examples of student writing, suggested rewrites and useful exercises. Lively illustrations help students to understand and remember essential principles of grammar and punctuation, and end-of-chapter checklists help them to develop effective proofreading skills. This compact and concise book is a must-have for students of all levels, and a valuable resource for teachers needing no-nonsense explanations of key punctuation and grammar points.